A Renaissance for Hartnell College
86-year-old Community College Is Transformed
To:
The Hartnell College Comm
unity
From: Mr. Harry Gamo
tan, Bond Oversight Comm
ittee Chair
Subject: Annual Report to
the Community
Construction funds
go to local community
This November, it will be thre
e years since voters passed Me
asure H—a $131 million-pro
sition to build a new state-o
f-the-art library and major par
poking facility, learning laborato
renovate buildings, upgrade
ries,
technology systems and upd
ate safety equipment, thus brin
Hartnell College into the 21s
ging
t century. The Bond Oversig
ht Committee is proud to ann
the completion of Phase I wit
ounce
h the construction of two maj
or projects, the Parking Stru
and the Library & Learning
cture
Resource Center, as well as
several smaller infrastructure
college upgrade projects. The
and
Library & Learning Resource
Center has been well received
the community. Hartnell was
by
recently presented with a Res
olution from The Monterey
Commission on Disabilities
County
as “an excellent example of
how a public facility can ens
access for all users without
ure equal
regard to their temporary or
permanent disability.” Phase
completed and is $1.5 million
I has been
under budget. Great progress
has been made to ensure that
continue to deliver on the pro
we
mise we made to our commu
nity in 2003.
Currently, Hartnell provides
vital education and training
for 9,000 students every sem
We expect to have over 15,000
ester.
students enrolled by 2010 and
see it as our responsibility to
provide them with adequate,
safe and up-to-date facilities
to guarantee their success. The
students attending Hartnell
9,000
College now will soon join the
hundreds of thousands who,
1920, have gone through our
since
doors and out into our commu
nities as civic leaders, outstan
scholars, dedicated workers,
ding
entrepreneurs and profession
als.
We are grateful to the voters
of our district and to member
s of the civic and business com
nity for their support. We are
muproud that our community valu
es education so highly. I hop
will review this report as mo
e you
re than a chronicle of the acc
omplishments and profile of
I. Importantly, this report pro
Phase
vides a snapshot of the excitin
g milestones and challenges
presents our vision for the futu
and
re.
Together, we are making a diff
erence.
Over $14 million awarded to local
vendors; additional revenues gained
In 2002, the Board of Trustees
of Hartnell College directed the
district to use local vendors as
much as possible, thereby keeping construction funds in the
community. The district has met
this directive by awarding 22%
($14.1 million) of the building
construction to local vendors.
Additionally, the local economy
benefited through wages paid to
local workers and through local
purchases made by out-of-town
vendors on items like food, lodging, gas, and other supplies.
Phase I
Construction Costs
Local Vendors
$14,121,330
22%
78%
Other Vendors
$50,378,670
A few of the local vendors who
took part in the project:
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Brady Company
Val’s Plumbing & Heating
PBI
Valley Blueprint
David Eddings
& Associates
Granite Construction
Scarr Moving & Storage
Kleinfelder Inc.
JM Electric
Collins Electric
Boyd’s Striping Service
Pavex Construction
Wald, Ruhnke, & Dost
Waste Management
Slatter Construction
HGHB Architects
King Crane Services
Madden Company
The Bond Oversight Commit
tee:
Javier Aldape
Representing the business com
munity
Sean Dendy
Student Representative
Harry Gamotan
Representing the business com
munity, Chair
Rick Giffin
Representing taxpayers’ org
anization
Joey Lasnik
Representing senior citizens
David Medrano
Representing the business com
munity
Donald K. Young Represe
nting college advisory council
or foundation
$1.5 million under budget, Measure H Phase I is completed
With the passage of Measure H in 2002, these campus
improvements were designated as Phase I projects:
• the Library & Learning Resource Center
• the Parking Structure
• the first phase of campus-wide infrastructure
upgrades
• the centralization of the college’s phone and data
systems relocated in the Parking Structure
• the remodel of the Ching Planetarium in conjunction
with Konica/Minolta Corporation
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web registration
ADA accessibility
equipment modernization
swing space for departments displaced
by construction
We are proud to announce that Phase I Budget ended
$1.5 million under budget. These funds will be moved
to Phase II where they can support the next phase of the
college modernization and construction.
We wish to thank the Bond Oversight Committee for
its continued diligent work in directing the use of the Measure H funds, and Townsend Management for its expertise
in managing these projects. The completion of this phase
demonstrates the college’s stewardship of those funds entrusted to us by the public who supported the passage of
Measure H.
We look forward to the future development of Hartnell
College facilities and the continued expansion of the institution’s ability to meet the needs of our students.
Dedication of the Library & Learning
Resource Center and Parking Structure
elevator and stair case system
to further increase the level of
security. Beyond current usage,
the structure will accommodate
the college’s continued growth.
May 12, 2006 marked a day
of celebration when Hartnell
College dedicated the first new
structures built in 20 years.
In 2002, the voters approved
Measure H, a construction bond,
to upgrade Hartnell’s campus.
That same year, statewide school
and community college construction bonds were also approved,
and Hartnell was positioned to receive state construction funding.
As a result, Hartnell construction
projects were funded by a combination of sources: state, Measure
H, and/or matching funds from
both sets of construction bonds.
The Parking Structure—the first
building to be completed—was
funded by Measure H. The Library & Learning Resource Center (LLRC) was 90% state funded
and 10% Measure H funded.
The Parking Structure was budgeted at $21.9 million. Statewide,
the cost of construction rose by
30% due to a season of excessive rainfall. The final cost of the
building, which was under construction during that time, was
$23.2 million—a 5.6% increase.
The budget overrun and was well
below the state average and was
covered by contingency funds.
The LLRC was opened for
use by students and the community during Hartnell’s 2006 Summer Session. The state-of-the-art
facility was designed to embrace
the future.
There are more than 100 computers in the “e-commons” on
the main floor that give students
access to online texts and research
materials as well as space to work
on their homework and research
papers. The library has wireless
capability so that students with
wireless laptops can log in.
But what would a library be
without books? The library can
house 80,000 books as well as
periodical and reference stacks.
Over the years, valuable books
and documents have been donated
to the library which did not have
the space to properly store or display these volumes.
The LLRC was designed with
a “special collections” room that
will have movable stacks and,
eventually, special air conditioning systems to preserve valuable
books for future generations.
The $23 million LLRC project
suffered the same construction issues as the Parking Structure. The
final cost of the LLRC was $26.9
million (a 15% increase over budget); that overrun was covered by
contingency funds.
Many of the study rooms are
equipped with computers and interactive white boards that allow
students to import electronic information and lecture materials.
Top: The Library & Learning
Resource Center front entrance;
Above: First students on opening
day; Left and below: Entrances to
the Parking Structure.
The 1,117 space Parking Structure has been open for use all
during the Spring 2006 semester. The state-of-the-art Parking
structure has security gates that
close the building after hours; is
fully covered by a fire sprinkler
system; and has a transparent
Left: Simon Salinas, of the
California State Assembly,
presents Dr. Valeau with a
resolution from the Assembly.
Top left: Dr. Valeau; Mayor Anna Caballero
at the Grand Opening Dedication Ceremony.
Left: Dr. Valeau and John Jackson, President
of the Student Body.